Tenderizing agents

Calcium chloride

Parameters

Chart entries: 1
Purposes: To soften tissue
Curing agent: no

9 CFR 424.21, chart at paragraph (c). eCFR as in force on 2026-01-01, retrieved 2026-09-04.

Permitted uses and amounts

Calcium chloride, as listed in 9 CFR 424.21(c)
Class	Purpose	Products	Amount
Tenderizing agents	To soften tissue	Raw poultry muscle tissue of hen, cock, mature turkey, mature duck, mature goose, and mature guinea, and raw meat cuts	Not more than 3 percent of a 0.8 molar solution.

Footnotes referenced above

3 Provided that its use is functional and suitable for the product and it is permitted for use at the lowest level necessary to accomplish the desired technical effect as determined in specific cases prior to label approval under part 412 of this chapter.

Buying it

The chart above is a regulatory permission: it says this substance may be used, for which purpose, in which products and up to what amount. It is not a recommendation to use it, and the amount in the chart is a ceiling rather than a dose. A retail form of this substance exists, and it is linked below so that the figure in the chart can be checked against what is actually in the packet.

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Listing

Pure Original Ingredients Calcium Chloride (1 lb) Food Safe, For Wine Making, Home Brew, & Cheese Making

Lowest new, checked 2026-09-04: $13.77
Brand: PURE ORIGINAL INGREDIENTS
ASIN: B07532VLYX

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Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), Title 9, 9 CFR 424.21. Parsed from eCFR XML as in force on 2026-01-01, retrieved 2026-09-04. Read the section